THE ECONOMIST: Wired
Many types of infrastructure, including electricity and telephones, started out as luxuries but quickly became essential as deployment spread. Just a few years ago,...
THE ECONOMIST: Women working
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for this year has been awarded to American Claudia Goldin of Harvard University for her work in explaining...
THE ECONOMIST: Selection of Dallas as ARPA-H hub a ‘win-win’
Texas has been selected as the site of a major new federal initiative aimed at improving health. The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health...
THE ECONOMIST: Household debt
Household debt in the United States is at an all-time high – more than $17 trillion. Of that amount, the lion’s share, almost $12.4...
THE ECONOMIST: Staying put!
More than any other state, people born in Texas stay in Texas. The U.S. Bureau of the Census recently released data indicating the state...
THE ECONOMIST: US leads world in LNG exports
The United States now exports more liquefied natural gas (LNG) than any other country. It’s a relatively new development, with Australia and Qatar usually...
THE ECONOMIST: Metro outlook
Although there are clearly challenges facing the global economy, the outlook for Texas remains largely favorable. Looking within the state, projected growth across all...
THE ECONOMIST: Output by the numbers
In a recent column, I described our outlook for Texas job growth by industry. This time around, let’s focus on our projections for output...
THE ECONOMIST: Big Mac attack
The Economist magazine’s Big Mac index was recently released, providing insights into the cost of the classic McDonald’s burger in countries around the world....
THE ECONOMIST: Jobs by the numbers
Texas continues to shatter records for new jobs. The expansion has been broad based, both in terms of industries and geographic areas. Our latest...